The Board granted service connection for residuals of a traumatic brain injury and remanded the claim for an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: The VA examiner provided a positive nexus opinion linking the Veteran's TBI residuals to an in-service head injury, while it was not possible to differentiate symptoms attributable to TBI from those of any non-TBI mental health diagnosis without speculation.
- Claimed conditions
- residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 100%
- Decision date
- October 22, 2024
- Citation
- A24067889
What this means for you
A partial grant means some issues were granted while others were denied or remanded — common in multi-issue claims. Look at which issues went which way, and how each was argued.
What you can do next
Related decisions
Other Board decisions on a similar condition or argued the same way.
- Partly granted
The Board granted service connection for tonsilitis and a left shoulder disability, but denied service connection for residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI), right ankle, and left ankle disabilities. The claim for a higher rating for GERD was also denied.
- Denied
The Board denied the veteran's claim for service connection for residuals of traumatic brain injury (TBI), finding that there was no evidence of a current disability and no nexus to service.
- Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the appeal for further development, including obtaining relevant private treatment records and reexamining service-connected residuals of TBI.
- Dismissed
The Veteran withdrew the appeal for all issues, including initial ratings and service connection for persistent depressive disorder, residuals of TBI, and headaches.
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